censuring

Verb

censure (third-person singular simple present censures, present participle censuring, simple past and past participle censured)

1. (transitive) To criticize harshly.
   • I may be censured that nature thus gives way to loyalty.c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

   Synonyms:

   castigate, excoriate, lay into, admonish, animadvert, bash, bawl out, tilt, cannonade, slash

2. (transitive) To formally rebuke.
   • The US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to censure Rep. Adam Schiff, a key lawmaker in Democrats’ congressional investigations into former President Donald Trump during his presidency.2023 June 21, Haley Talbot and Kristin Wilson, “House votes to censure Democratic congressman who led Trump investigations”, in CNN

   Synonyms:

   reprimand

3. (obsolete, transitive) To form or express a judgment in regard to; to estimate; to judge.
   • Should I say more, you might well censure me a flatterer.1625, John Fletcher, Philip Massinger, “The Elder Brother. A Comedy.”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1679, →OCLC, Act I...

   Synonyms:

   dub, esteem, look upon, account, appraise, count, see, consider, deem, hold

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